Identium provides RFID for oil and gas operations — managing assets at enterprise level and integrating data-capture devices that collect date- and time-stamped events. RFID in the oil and gas industry turns raw reads into the information management and production departments actually need.
Where RFID fits in oil & gas
- LNG cylinder tracking — every cylinder identified through filling, distribution and return
- Industrial plant solutions — asset visibility across refineries, terminals and processing units
- Domestic user and payment solutions — cylinder delivery and collection tied to the customer account
- Asset management — jigs, rigs, pipes, motors, generators, valves and gauges on one register
- Plant maintenance — service history captured against each tagged asset, not a spreadsheet
- Inspection management — date- and time-stamped proof that each inspection round actually happened
RFID enterprise asset management
RFID Enterprise Asset Management (REAM) is a system that produces process improvement from generation to the field. It spans inventory, financials, warehousing, wires and pipes — and people. Looking at what constitutes an asset, utilities increasingly conclude that virtually everything an organisation possesses is one: information stored in automated systems, recorded on paper, or even passed on by word of mouth.
On the physical side, offshore platforms and onshore operations utilise assets such as jigs, rigs, pipes, motors, generators, valves, calibration equipment, regulators and gauges. These move between vendors and agencies working under SLAs (service level agreements) to keep the establishment and operations running — which is exactly where serialised RFID identification keeps custody and accountability intact.
Advantages of RFID in the oil and gas industry
- Quick, easy, clean and detailed item identification
- Significant reductions in lost and misplaced equipment
- Easier tracking of usage cycles and routine maintenance
- Earlier indication that new parts need to be ordered
- Countless hours saved tracking down specific pieces
Recommended Identium hardware
- CR400 ceramic on-metal tag — ceramic construction for valves, pipes and high-temperature metal assets.
- RFID metal tags — metal-mount options for motors, generators and skids.
- Rugged RFID tags — built for weather, chemicals and impact in the field.
- CX1500N handheld RFID reader — inspection and maintenance rounds without paperwork.
- UHF gate reader HLR200 — cylinder yard and store gates that log every movement.
Related solutions
Running cylinders, plants or field equipment? Talk to our team — we will pick tags that survive your environment and prove them on your own assets first.